Monday, December 31, 2007

1. amazingly, I've learnt a whole lot of new things (mainly programs),2. designed my own website (finally! with loads, i do mean loads of helpof course, I am still getting loads of help hugs*) 3. started a couple of blogs &4. made lots and lots of new friends (hi there from asbooooooo !)5. "re-strengthened" (i don't think that's a word!) bonds with old friendswithin this short span of time.

I would like to take this time now to thank everyone forsharing this journey with me!So here's to a happy, happy New Year! ^- ^;;May your 2008's be even better & filled with all that you wish for!

Much love* Lynn

p/s- The figurine featured is called Yotsuba! I absolutely love the series, I got her from Akihabara for half the price compared to the same ones available back home in Malaysia, sigh..I do miss Tokyo @ times! chuckle*

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

I think i left my heart in Kamakura. It is absolutely so quaint & cute, loved it to bits!Some earlier visitors have advised that I should have gone to Kyoto to experience the same minus the temple admission fees but due to time constraints, I was unable to. (Kyoto will definitely be on my list in the future!) Kamakura is one of the 2 places I truly enjoyed visiting during my brief stint in Tokyo due to its scenic nature.Back to the post at hand!

(Apologies for the harsh grey-white sky, it was rainy-cloudy 85% of the time we were in Tokyo. We had to make do with what we got!)

Plenty more pics to come.Turns out our trip this time around was more of a photo trip.Eating, sleeping, toilet business & let alone shopping were just essential tasks to be done along the way to our next photo destination!

Ivan Song, 33, won first prize for his manga, Falling Flat Out into Space, in the IMAF category, “One-page Theme Comic” (the theme was “flight”).

Indeed, Song got off to a flying start with that short manga, which took him some four days to complete. It also caught the attention of Ilya. “I had a look at BNM1and didn’t even imagine that I would be in the next volume!” said the freelance website designer. For BNM2, he drew a six-page black-and-white manga named Beat Me – his first published work and a “comedy/action story about doppelgangers,” according to the author. “It feels fantastic to see your work on paper, which looks different from when it’s on the web. There’s some value to it, and there are people around the world reading it,” Song smiled.

Friday, December 14, 2007

First up, this is one of my favouritestest shots of the whole lot. We were on the way on the way to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to observe the cityscape when i caught sight of this lone person sitting & reading by subway station light.

Passersby curious as to what i was shooting got included into my shot of this magazine vendor looking cozy in his little nook.

Burst of autumnal colours. Trees lit by lamplight.

Scooter-bike-car thingamajig.Cute to watch them locals zipping around in these.

Spoilt for choice of the male kind. Male Escorts

Lovely ubiquitous vending machines. I got so used to seeing them around, I missed my instant espresso, perfect strawberry milk & hot cocoa the moment i set foot out of Japan.

Taking a stand.Can anyone translate what these ladies are campaiginig for?

More night scenes of the bright, bright lights of Shinjuku.The people and their citydon't seem to sleep.

Up next, lovely Kamakura with its many, many shrines & temples!!Not to be missed!